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martes, 12 de septiembre de 2017

Hirofumi Asaba • Easy Like

Jazz Guitarist in Tokyo, Japan.
His playing is a blend of modern and swing styles of jazz, and is strongly inspired by Barney Kessel and Charlie Christian.
His
upbeat, swinging guitar playing and beautiful chord solos entertain
music lovers of all genres and truly stands alone in today’s jazz scene.
Hirofumi
was born in Tokyo. In 1986, he started playing piano at age five, and
he has been playing the guitar since he was fourteen years old.
His playing has spanned genres, including punk, rockabilly, rock and roll,ska, and reggae music.
He
has traveled with his guitar to New Orleans,Cuba, Jamaica, Australia,
and Southeast Asia, jamming with many people along the way.
In
Japan, he worked in a jazz bar, where he met many great jazz musicians,
including Yoshiaki Okayasu, one of the greatest jazz guitarists in
Japan. Hirofumi studied jazz under Okayasu for four years.
In April 2015 , Okayasu will produce Hirofumi’s first album.
In 2013, Hirofumi received a special judgement award at Asakusa Jazz Contest in Tokyo, Japan.